TITLE 83: PUBLIC UTILITIES CHAPTER I: ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION SUBCHAPTER b: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE KIND OF UTILITY PART 200 RULES OF PRACTICE The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part SUBPART A: GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 200.10 Procedure Governed Section 200.20 Construction of This Part Section 200.25 Standards for Discretion Section 200.30 Deviation from This Part Section 200.40 Definitions Section 200.50 Office Section 200.60 Open Meetings Section 200.70 Submission of Paper Documents Section 200.80 Computation of Time Section 200.90 Appearances Section 200.95 Class Actions Prohibited SUBPART B: FORM, FILING AND SERVICE OF PLEADINGS Section 200.100 Contents of Pleadings and Documents Section 200.110 Forms of Pleadings and Documents Section 200.120 Copies of Pleadings Section 200.130 Signature and Verification Section 200.140 Amendments Section 200.150 Service Section 200.160 Informal Complaints Section 200.170 Formal Complaints Section 200.180 Answers Section 200.185 Satisfaction of Complaint Section 200.190 Motions Section 200.200 Intervention Section 200.210 Petition for Rulemaking Section 200.220 Declaratory Rulings SUBPART C: PREHEARING PROCEDURE AND DISCOVERY Section 200.300 Prehearing Conferences Section 200.310 Other Prehearing Submissions Section 200.320 Facts Disclosed Privileged Section 200.330 Recordation and Order Section 200.335 Application of Discovery Rules Contained in Sections 200.340 through 200.430 Section 200.340 Policy on Discovery Section 200.345 Discovery by Staff Witnesses Section 200.350 Reasonable Attempts to Resolve Differences Required Section 200.360 Depositions and Other Discovery Procedures Section 200.370 Supervision of Discovery Section 200.380 Subpoenas Section 200.390 Motion to Quash Subpoena Section 200.400 Service and Fees Payable Section 200.410 Time Limits on Discovery Section 200.420 Failure to Comply With a Discovery Order or a Subpoena Section 200.430 Protective Orders SUBPART D: HEARING PROCEDURE Section 200.500 Authority of Hearing Examiner Section 200.505 Recessing Hearing For Conference or Discussion Section 200.510 Disqualification of Hearing Examiner Section 200.520 Interlocutory Review of Hearing Examiner's Ruling Section 200.525 Paper Hearings Section 200.530 Notice, Time and Place of Hearings Section 200.540 Recording Appearances at Hearings Section 200.550 Failure to Appear or to Exercise Diligence in Proceeding Section 200.560 Continuances Section 200.570 Order of Procedure and Receiving Evidence Section 200.580 Transcripts Section 200.590 Conduct at Hearings Section 200.600 Consolidation and Severance Section 200.605 Procedure for the Identification and Treatment in Hearings of Confidential or Proprietary Information or a Trade Secret Section 200.610 Evidence Section 200.615 Waiver of Cross-examination Section 200.620 Testimony to be Under Oath or Affirmation Section 200.625 Examination of Adverse Party or Agent Section 200.630 Stipulation of Facts Section 200.640 Administrative Notice Section 200.650 Records of Other Proceedings Section 200.660 Prepared Testimony Section 200.670 Exhibits Section 200.680 Objections Section 200.690 Offer of Proof Section 200.700 Record in Commission Proceedings Section 200.710 Ex Parte Communications SUBPART E: POST-HEARING PROCEDURE Section 200.800 Briefs Section 200.810 Draft Orders Section 200.820 Hearing Examiner's Recommended or Proposed Order Section 200.830 Exceptions; Reply Section 200.840 Filing of Briefs Section 200.850 Oral Argument Section 200.860 Commission Order Section 200.870 Additional Hearings Section 200.875 Post-Record Data Section 200.880 Rehearing Section 200.890 Appeals Section 200.900 Reopening on Motion of the Commission SUBPART F: ELECTRONIC FILING Section 200.1000 Overview of Electronic Filing Section 200.1010 Acceptable Formats Section 200.1020 e-Docket Accounts Section 200.1030 Control Processes Section 200.1040 Submission of Electronic Documents Section 200.1045 Electronic Documents Accepted by the Commission Section 200.1050 Service by Electronic Means Section 200.1060 Electronic Documents and the Hearing Process

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by Section 10-101 of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/10-101], Section 18c-1202 of the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law [625 ILCS 5/18c-1202], Section 18a-200 of the Illinois Commercial Relocation of Trespassing Vehicles Law [625 ILCS 5/18a-200], Section 10 of the Electric Supplier Act [220 ILCS 30/10], and Section 25-101 of the Electronic Commerce Security Act [5 ILCS 175/25-101].

SOURCE: Filed and effective January 15, 1960; codified at 8 Ill. Reg. 18459; old rules repealed and new Part adopted at 9 Ill. Reg. 5627, effective April 15, 1985; emergency amendments at 10 Ill. Reg. 1277, effective January 1, 1986, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 10481, effective May 30, 1986; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 7748, effective May 15, 1994; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 10607, effective August 15, 1996; emergency amendment at 24 Ill. Reg. 7903, effective May 22, 2000, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 16019, effective October 15, 2000; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 14497, effective September 1, 2008; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 6327, effective April 1, 2011; amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 22706, effective November 21, 2014; amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 7217, effective June 17, 2019.